Dear friend,
Thank you so much for all of the really nice things you said about the calendar yesterday, and all the nice things you have said to me about my illustrations in general. You have no idea how much I appreciate your kindness. Sometimes I feel so self-conscious coming to this blog and posting about my work...it can be really scary. I can't imagine what it would be like to have an art show (I've never had one), or attend a public screening of a film you made, or something of the sort. Just the thought of it makes me want to go crawl under a boulder!
The market was crazy on Saturday like a big, candy corn colored circus. There were pumpkins everywhere! Stacked on top of each other in tall towers. I always wonder how they do that. Do they use glue?
We came home, as usual, with more wonderful things than we could comfortably carry, all for under $35. Onions, apples, wood-fired sourdough loaves, little white pumpkins, raw milk cheddar, raw milk cheddar with hot peppers, sweet potatoes and cauliflower, this bunch of zinnias. Omigosh, and so much more. To celebrate the first day of October yesterday I made a big pot of sweet potato soup. Next up: curried apple soup. And one of these days I'd really like to make some beer cheese soup. We've made it as fondue, and .... oh dear... dangerous. Pretty much everything in our pantry was dipped in beer cheese sauce for the next week, until we ran out of things to dip and it got weird. Like... let's just say I wouldn't recommend dipping chocolate covered peppermint Joe Joe's in beer cheese anything.
I just noticed that--in the above picture--the newspaper that my flowers are wrapped in says "Death Isn't the End".
Ooooh....spooky :)
Love,
Rebekka
25 comments:
You have no reason to be self conscious! Your work is beautiful and you're incredibly talented. I'm thankful that you share your art with us : )
The calendar is gorgeous. Can't tell you how much I love your work and how glad I am that you put it out into the world for all of us to enjoy.
Celia
I'm sitting here getting strange looks because I'm laughing out loud at two things I've just read! Your good advice about not dipping peppermint candy into beer cheese sauce, and your observation of the bold statement on the newspaper you're holding on the picture! The market sounds excellent.
Loulou
Your work is beautiful. My parents came to visit us this weekend and my mom adored the three alphabet prints I have hanging in our living room.
P.S. I saw one of your prints on Apartment Therapy today--congrats on your notoriety. You deserve it.
My best,
Jo Farmer
Love your stuff! And yes, art shows are scary but can be fun too:)
You must post the recipes for the soups!!!!
When you make the curried apple soup, I'd love love love for you to post a recipe! Even if it's not very specific. It sounds wonderful.
Your blog is my favorite to visit!
We just got back from Montreal where we visited two farmers' markets, ate delicious corn and sandwiches, had amazing coffee, and filled our arms with bags of veggies and fruit.
Those mums are beautiful. They look like tiny hills. A whole world of mums. How wonderful would that be?
Wren
Oh my goodness, and I'm always reading your blog and basking in the confidence that comes through your words! Self-conscious or not, your work is unique and beautiful, and it continually inspires me to create and capture all the beautiful little details of life along the way. ps- I've been making the recipes you post for recent special occasions...so yummy and never disappointing.
I will definitely post the recipe! I am thinking this one: http://www.marthastewart.com/332420/curried-apple-soup
I don't know what it's like in the States, but here in Poland, mums are traditionally cemetery flowers, put in pots and vases on graves, especially on All Saints' Day.
And my family has always thought I'm a weirdo, because I love mums so much, especially those with big heads, and like to have them at home ;)
beautiful colors,
sp nice
What gorgeous photos. Sweet potato soup sounds lovely too.
it sure is spooky! love your photos - and i'm loving going to my farmer's market up here in nyc. it's so cool to think of so many people over america starting to use that as their regular grocery trip.
I am always surprised to hear that artists I admire, like you, have insecurity about their work yet I feel the same way about mine. Maybe it is part of the creative process. Turning our insides out. That can be scary (or spooky to be more with the season).
love your photos and your art work ...all so inspring!
Ha! I was just going to ask if you were going to use the MS recipe! :)
I adore your work, I think your spirit (or what it seems to be, anyways) shines right through it to us. Me. What-have-you.
I think they use a rod of some sort to stack the pumpkins.
I just had a similar binge at the market: bouquets of dried wheat, cinnamon broom, parsnips, onions, candy corn (for vase fillers), a bouquet with mums and daisies, and these curiously preserved autumn leaves . . . the most precious find because I miss the turning so much in Florida.
Thank you for the calender, as always!
Sounds like a great farmer's market. Ours is tiny - I think there were 6 vendors there last week.
Hi Rebekka, I stumbled across your blog just a few days ago and love it. I live in Knoxville, TN, so it's nice to see how things are in Nashville. Haven't been in a very long time.
I love your blog. Your artwork, photographs and posts are so refreshing. Thank you for sharing your talent.
With such beautiful words and beautiful drawings you should never be self conscious Aboit sharing! They're such a joy to have as part of y day. Thank you!
ooh i love these pictures! the second one the most. i really want to go to a farmers market, but i think i've missed out for this year.. the snow is already here! ich!
rachael
I love the October desktop calendar, so beautiful! Do you do custom blog headers? x
love your work. I relate to the scariness though,that is how I feel about my personal and creative writing. love your last image there too - beautiful blouse, flowers...newspaper even ;)
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